For the 10th time since 2008, West Hancock co-op takes home hardware from the Macomb-Western Holiday Tournament. By a score of 58-46, the Titans secured 3rd Place over the Panthers of Camp Point Central. Fast break points were the difference in this game, a category that West Hancock won 14-0. Of course, shooting 20-for-36 (55.6%) from the floor definitely didn’t hurt the Titans. Even more impressive, the Titans also shot 13-for-24 (54.2%) from beyond the three-point line.
Lewis Siegfried led the Titans of West Hancock with his second 22-point effort of the tournament. He shot 6-for-11 from three-point land. Gage Scott had 11 points and Hunter Froman added 10 points from off the bench. Gavin Grothaus’s five assists led his team and tied for the game-high. Cooper Knowles had four blocks, which was over half of what both teams combined for (seven).
The Central Panthers got 17 points from Gavin Blewett and 11 points from Nick Moore. Drew Paben added nine points and Elijah Genenbacher contributed seven. Genenbacher led his team with five assists and led both teams with three steals. CPC played a clean game of fundamentals, committing only seven turnovers to West Hancock’s 14. But when the Titans won’t miss, what do you do?
West Hancock finishes the tournament in 3rd Place and Central will settle for a hard-earned 4th Place trophy.
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Chris Derry
December 30, 2023